  Lee Simpson may seem like an unlikely candidate to don the mantel of anti-consumerist advocate. She is,
after all, the former publisher of Canada's most successful women's lifestyles magazine, Chatelaine. But that is just the
first of many surprising things about her new book. In My Year of Buying Nothing, Simpson invites us to witness first hand the struggles she faced, the decisions and compromises she had to make, and the epiphanies and
wisdom she won during her year-long attempt to shed her "consumer" skin and live a more sustainable, more authentic, more earth-friendly life. Who better to lead the way to a post-consumer lifestyle than someone who is intimately familiar
with the pitfalls and dangers, and the challenges of the way forward.
Wood Lake Publishing in association with the United Church Observer cordially invites you to join us to celebrate the publication of the book.
Wednesday 30th September 2015
from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.
Upper Club Room, Bloor Street United Church
300 Bloor Street West at Huron Street, Toronto.
(Please note the upper club room is not wheelchair accessible.)
Quality discourse and refreshments will be provided.
Space is limited - please RSVP to reserve yours
to 1.800.663.2775 or publicity@woodlake.com
Published by Wood Lake, October 1, 2015
6 x 9 inches, Paperback, 216 pages
ISBN 978-1-77064-801-2, Price $22.95
Can't make it but want the book? Click HERE.
SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
 Lee Simpson was the first female publisher of Chatelaine, Canada's most successful women's
lifestyle magazine. As such, she worked contentedly as one of the primary voices in marketing to
women for 20 years. Always a champion of change, she left the communications industry in
2000 to earn a Master of Divinity degree to match her MBA, and was subsequently ordained as
a minister in The United Church of Canada. Lee lives with her husband and dogs in Nova Scotia,
on three seaside acres. She works part-time in local congregations and as a freelance writer, and
full-time helping others believe in the power of the individual to save our planet from ecological
disaster through simple changes in behaviour. Her year of buying nothing was documented by
The United Church Observer to help spread this message.
THE REVIEWS ARE FLOODING IN
"Oh, how we fill our lives with things we don't need and often don't even want! In My Year of Buying Nothing, Lee Simpson is always entertaining as she shares her own discoveries of the stuff that clutters our days without making them better, and is then
trucked off to the landfill unloved. Through her own experiences, helped by family and friends, she reminds us that it's not having it all that makes us happy, it's appreciating what we do have. It's a very timely message and Lee Simpson actually makes it fun to hear."
- Rick Wolfe, Advisor to Changing Businesses at PostStone
"There are lots of books telling us to be more environmentally conscious consumers. There are lots of books telling us how to spend less money. However, there are not lots of books that take these topics and discuss them in such an original, useful, charming and reader-oriented manner. This is a great read with great insights."
- Alan C. Middleton. PhD., Assistant Professor of Marketing, Schulich School of Business, York University
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